Cleaning and washing device



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Jan. 8,1929. 1,698,227

Filed sept. 25,' 1925 v, ik lNvENToR WITNESSES ATroRNEY Patented Jan. 8, 1929.V

UNITED STATES g N1,698,221 rArsuroFFlcE.

SHINE SPOTSWOOD HALIIBURTON, OF LAKEIURST, NEW JERSEY.

K CLEANING AND "WASHING DEVICE.

Application filed September 23, 192,5. Serial No'. 58,196.

adapted for use in cleaning automobiles and' other varnished, enameled or polished sur faces.

One of the principal objects of the invention resides in the provision of a cleaning and washing device ofthis character which may be easily handled and conveniently used to thoroughly clean the automobile or the like without danger of scratching or inarringthc surface thereof.

Another important object yis to provide a device of this character which has no metal in its construction but which employs soft, pliable rubbing elements through which a' well distributed supply of cleaning fluid is carried. This feature not only provides for enhancing the cleaning action due to the com` bined action vof. 'the rubbing or cleaning elements and the fluid but also avoids danger of the surface being scratched orinarred since the fluid coursing through the rubbing elements carries away any Vgrit or dirt which might be likely to do damage. v

Another ob'ect is to provide a device having these advantages and capacities and which is sufficiently flexible and controllable to render curving surfaces or surfaces otherwise difficult of access susceptible of comparatively ready cleaning.

, brush proper and the hose leading to thev brush which" relieves to a large extent the wrist and arm of the user of strain.

A still further object is to'provide a cleaning and Vwashing ldevice `which 1s so constructed as to permit` pressure exerted thereon by the hand which grips the brush to acfcelerate the flow of the washing fluid tothe surface being cleaned. This feature also pro'- 'vides a cushion for the hand which facilitates the cleaningl operation. In conjunction with this cushioning` feature the device provides a flexible connecting portion between the Anotherobj'ect is to provide a device of thi character wherein the cleaning fluid is pre-` vented from running back down on the arm or sleeve of the user. l

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, ar-

rangement and combination of parts which wrist,

will be hereinafter more fully described Vrand particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. l is a perspectiveview of' a cleaning and washing-device embodying the present invention;

Fig-2 is a fragmentary view thereof in central vertical section; and

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse vertical section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. v

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration is shown one embodiment of the invention, the numeral l designates generally the flat hollow body of the device, the flat hollow bodyhaving the general form of a brush body and including an inner or bottom, wall, designated generally at 2, an outer, orY 'top wall, designated generally at 3, and a c'onnecting wall, designated generally at 4,' these walls defining between them a reservoir or chamber S.

The'top 3 of the body in the embodiment illustrated comprises a single piece of rubberized canvas or other readily flexible waterproof material. The bottom 2 has a rear extension 2EL which is also constructed of rubberized canvas or other readily flexible material but the main portion of the bottom is made up ofy hinged sections 5 and 6, these sections 5 and 6 consistinor of relatively stiff semi-flexible material suela i tion, which` when flexed tends because of its elasticity to return to its flat or normal form.

The material ofwhich the sections 5 and 6 is' composed is sufficiently stiff to give form and outline to the brush even under service conditions 'but'is sufficiently flexible to per ,mit fthe brush to flex as may be'necessary to ythoroughly andeffectively wash and clean .curving surfaces.

This functionof the device in adapting itself to the surface to be cleaned is'further carried out by virtue ofthe hingedl connection 7 between the sections 5 ,and l(i. Byreference to t-he drawings it will be noted that the section 6 is the largest or main section of the body, the section 5 being located atthe front and being of rela# tivelysmall area. The hinged connection 7 between the sections'5 and 6' consists of thin strips 'of pliable water-proof material which covers t-he meeting edges of the sections 5 and Gand which is secured to saidsectionsj by rows of stitching 8 or any other suitablefastening means. The forward edge of the rearas rubber composii ward extension 2i* overlaps the rear end pori lo tion of the section 6 and is secured thereto by means of a row of stitching 9 or any other suitable fastening device. The connecting wall 4i has its lower marginal edge outturned and stitched to the margin of the bottom wall 2, as indicated at 13. lThe upper marginal edge of the connecting wall l is stitched to the upturned marginal edge 12 of the top wall 3,

as indicated at`11. The stitching material `used throughout the device is preferably flax and is relatively strong and substantially impervious to water and in all instances sub- ,stantially waterproof joints Vare obtained.

Means is provided for supplying water or any other cleaning fluid to the chamber or reservoir S `and preferably consists of a rubber hose or tubing having one end suitably connected'to the tubular rear extremity 14 of the tapered rear end ofthe body 1. For the sake The end of the hose opposite its con source of supply. The flexible tapered rear `end portion, or extension, of the bodyshould be of suiicientlength, usually about one-third of: the total length ofthe body,.sothat it will extend opposite and somewhat `beyond the wrist. of the user.

The body ofthe device is provided With the hand straps 18 and 19, respectively. The

strap 18 is a one-piece member having the` ends thereof secured to opposite side edge portions of the section 5 of the bottom of the body of the device bystitching, as at 20, and connected with side edgeportions of the top by t-he stitching 21, while the strap 19 is of great- 1 er. lengththan the strap 18 `and comprises the sections 19@ and19", respectively, having their opposite ends connected with side edge portions of theseeti on 6 ofthe bot-tom of the body ,of the device, as by stitching, such as indicated at 22. The adjacent end portions ofthe strap sections 19a` and 19b arelada ted to be adjustably connected witheach ot er, as by the revision of the buckle 23 onthe section V19b or engaging the section.19, and the sections 19a`and 19". are connected with opposite f side edge portions of the top ofthe body of the device by the stitching22.

The sections 5and 6.of the bottom wall carry rubbing or cleaning elements 25 which form thepermeablerubbing member, or materialand which are soft and pliable and which preferably consist of tufts of short lengths of cotton .twine doubled and suitably -held in openings 26 in thesections 5` and 6. v The tufts maybe held in position by vulcanizing them tothe sections 5 and 6, or by means of a flexibleelement 27 extended throughithe Y bights' formed when the twine isdoubled. M5V4 The sections 5 and 6 also have openings 28 formed therein, the openings 28 being located between the cleaning or rubbing elements and serving as discharge orifices from the chamber S, so that the water or othercleaning fluid i employed will course out between and around thecleaningelements and onto the surface to be cleaned.

A flexible apron 29`has the upper edge portion 3() thereof turned rearwardly to lie flat- `wise againstthe lower face `of the rearward edge portion of the sect-ion 6 of the bottom ,of

the body of the device and is secured to said section 6 by the row of stitching 9 and an additional row of stitching 31. The pendant `portion of `the apron 29tlius extends transversely of the bottom of the device and is of substantially t-he same length as the pendant portions of the cleaning elements 25.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts of the device, the. operation thereof may be readily understood. `The hand of a user isinserted between the straps 18 and 19 and the top ofthe body of the device. The horizontal sectional contour of theibody of the device is substantially the same as that of the extended hand of a user of the device and the body of the device, therefore, can be manipulated conveniently and easily to move the cleaning elements 25 iniconta-ctY with the surface that is to be cleaned andto exert a desirable pressure on said surface: The flange 12 tends to coniinethehand of the user to the top of thebody of the device.

The cleaningoperation is eifected by virtue of the rubbing action of thesoft pliable cleaning elements 25 and by virtue of the water being distributed entirely over theV active area ofthe brush in such a way as to apply it ontothe surface to be cleaned to Vaid the cleaning action and yet clear the cleaningtor rubbing #elements 251ofany` dirt `.or gritthat may adherevthcreto, whereby to me Y prevent scratching or marri-ng ofthe surface being cleaned. Thesections 5 andf which carry `the rubbing or cleaning elements are sufficiently f `flexible `both longitudinally and `transversely to enable the hand to causethe `device to conform-to the contour ofthe surface being cleaned. The swinging or hinged `front section 5` evenfurther facilitates this adaptation of the device to the contour of the surface beingcleaned. By virtue of the pro`- vision of the flexible walls 3 and ltithe flow of .cleaning` llud` through Y the orifices A28 may lbe accelerated at anytime bysimply exert-ing a greaterpressure on the top `wall. 3, to force the topvvall toward the bottom wall, these walls being normally spaced apart :when the `device' is inquse. The tubular rearlend portion, or extension, of thebody of the brush being constructed entirely of flexible mate- .rial greatly facilitates manipulation of the Vbrush and `relieves the strain that Vwould `otherwise fbe imposedon the muscles ofthe arm and wrist of the user. The apron 29 prevents the water from running back down the hose and down the sleeve of the operator.

What is claimed is:

l. In a cleaning and washing device, a flexible flat hollow bodyhaving spaced bottom and top walls and collapsible edge walls, the top and edge walls being of flexible material, and the bottom wall being of relatively stiff elastic material and being provided with permeable rubbing material formed of tufts of soft pliable material securedyin said wall, and said wall having perforations between the bases ofthe tufts for the outliow of liquid through t-he rubbing material.

2. In a cleaning and washing device, a flat hollow collapsible body having spaced bottom and top walls Connected by Acollapsible edge walls of flexible material, the bottom wall being of relatively stiff elastic material, and rubbing material formed of soft pliable cleaning elements carried by the bottom wall, said bottom wall having perforations forniing liquid discharge outlets between the cleaning elements.

3. In a cleaning and washing device7 a flexible flat hollow collapsible body of approximately the shape and size of the extended hand of a user having a bottom wall of relatively stiff elastic material provided with permeable rubbing material and perforated for the outflow of liquid, a flexible top wall provided with an upwardly projecting edge flange and adapted to serve as a. rest for the users hand, and a flexible and collapsible edge wall, and means for holding the hand of the user against the top wall.

t. A cleaning and washing device, comprising a flexible flat hollow body having spaced bottom and top walls and collapsible edge walls, Vthe top and edge walls being of flexible material, and the bottom wall being of relatively stiff elastic material and being provided with permeable rubbing materialv having a bottom wall of relatively stiff elas-v tic material provided with permeable rubbing material and perforated for outflow of liquid to said material, said body having llexible top and edge walls, and having a flexible tapering rearward extension for connection with a liquid supply hose, said extension being formed by rearwardly extendl ing exible walls extending from the top and edge walls and a. flexible wall secured to and extending from said bottom wall, and said extension being of suliicient length to extend beyond the wrist of the user.

6. A cleaning and washing device, comprising a flat hollow body having one side provided with permeable rubbing material and perforated for the outllow of liquid to said material, and a. flexible tapering rearward extension for connection with a liquid supplyk hose, said extension being formed by rearwardly extending flexible walls extending from the top, bottom and edge walls of the body, and said extension being of sufficient length to extend beyond the wrist of the user.

SHINE SPOTSWOOD HALLIBURTON. 

